Peter UstinovAge: 82 singular writer, director, and actor whose intelligence and charming wit graced his books, plays, and films. He wrote the plays Romanoff and Juliet and The Unknown…
William Levi Dawson American musician and conductorBorn: September 26, 1899 Birthplace: Anniston, Ala. William Levi Dawson attended the Tuskegee Institute at age 13, and after graduating in…
Knock knock? Yuk yuk! By Holly Hartman Knock knock Who's there? Rob Rob who? Robbers are chasing me, open the door! Knock knock Who's there? Mary Mary who? Mary…
Below is a complete list of the Asian-American and Pacific Islanders in the 111th Congress. There are six members in the House of Representatives and two in the Senate. State…
Dorothy Daysocial activist, journalist, and cofounder of the Catholic Worker movementBorn: 1897Birthplace: New York, N.Y. From 1914 to 1916, Day attended the University of Illinois, where she joined…
Lucier, Alvin Augustus, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Lucier, Alvin Augustus, Jr.,
1931-2021, American experimental composer, b. Nashua, N.H.,
Yale Univ. (B.A., 1954), Brandeis Univ. (M.A…
(Encyclopedia) Ayler, Albert, 1936-1970,
free-jazz saxophonist, b. Cleveland, OH. Ayler was taught to play saxophone by his father, a
semiprofessional musician, and the two often…
(Encyclopedia) Finney, Albert, 1936–2019, English actor, studied Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, London. He debuted in the theater in 1956, and appeared on the London and New York stage throughout…
